Can you rip blu ray dsd files using that software?
Got loads of special edition stuff to do.
Usually the rip is saved in ISO format, and then you can use an audio conversion suite like J River’s Media Center. That’s the method I use, and it’s awesome—you can apply all sorts of DSP processing to enhance the final DSF or FLAC files it saves.
I have all sorts of favorites. One is applying a virtual subwoofer—you can choose from 6, 8, 10, 12, or 15” subs and seamlessly add some low end oomph to older masters. There’s also all sorts of headphone accommodations very similar in implementation and quality to Roon’s DSP engine—such as crossfeeds or spatialization algorithms that quite effectively lessen hard-panned mixes or extend the soundstage.
You can convert stereo masters to simulated multitrack files, with options to add a variety of subwoofer channels and surround formats. You can add convolution files for your headphones, apply PEQ, upsample DSD ISO files up to DSD512, fiddle with compressors or “decompressors” that widen or narrow the DNR. There’s also clipping protection options and a variety of limiters, options to increase gain and improve the SNR for masters that were set too quietly, and you can save a whole library of ISO files that you can return to for reconversion using different settings until you find the one that sounds best to you.
In my Roon library, I have quite a few albums converted in a variety of sound profiles that I can choose from based on which headphones I’m using, or when I’m listening with floor speakers. I literally name them accordingly—for example, I have “Fleeteood Mac Rumours—Hifiman HE1000se” or “Depeche Mode Violator—Meze Elites”. And I keep all of these on a solid state storage drive attached to my Roon Core.
The great thing about J River is that they host their own wiki site that is the most unabridged, comprehensive help manual I’ve ever seen for a product in my life. I was able to get through the basic learning curve within an afternoon or so, and I was venturing into more advanced features within a few weeks. If you haven’t checked it out, it’s extremely affordable, and a total blast to play with—all I can say is that if you have even the tiniest sliver of OCD about your audio files, buyer beware! Just be sure to only use your ISO files for your own personal enjoyment, and much joy awaits…